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Monitoring of user response to performances

a technology of user response and performance, applied in the field of monitoring of user response to performances, can solve the problem of little ability to influence the choice of tracks played, and achieve the effect of easy communication

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-05-03
QUALCOMM INC
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[0009]The portable apparatus of the invention therefore monitors the reaction of a user to the music played at an event and communicates this reaction to a remote apparatus so providing the user with the ability easily to communicate his or her reaction during the event.

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In larger events this is impractical and the DJ will choose tracks by looking at the overall reaction of a crowd.
A person who wishes to dance out of sight of the DJ or listen from a part of the event away from the dance floor will therefore have little ability to influence the choice of tracks played.

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[0021]Embodiments will now be described of portable devices for monitoring audience member reactions to performances, of monitoring systems for receiving audience reactions both directly (from, for example, interactively through such portable devices) and indirectly (by monitoring of the environment, or by monitoring parameters of individual or multiple audience members), and of automatic performance generating apparatus (specifically automatic DJ apparatus) using the results of such monitoring. Although the embodiments here are focussed upon dance music and the role of the DJ, it will be appreciated that the principles described here can readily be employed in connection with other types of performance.

[0022]The portable device 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings comprises a main body 2 that is generally rectangular. Two halves 3,4 of a strap extend from opposing sides of the main body 2. One half of the strap is provided with a buckle 5 whilst the other half inclu...

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A portable apparatus for monitoring the reaction of a user to a performance contains one or more sensors for detecting an indirect user response to the performance and a user interface enabling the user to provide a direct user response to the performance. A processor in the portable apparatus is programmed to provide a user reaction signal comprising a combination of the indirect user response and the direct user response to the performance. This user reaction signal may be transmitted to to remote apparatus. A monitoring system using such portable apparatus, and a music playing system using such a monitoring system, are also described.

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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0001]1. Field of Invention[0002]This invention relates to apparatus for monitoring the reaction of individuals and collections of individuals to a performance, and also to apparatus for producing performances modified in response to user reactions. Embodiments are particularly relevant to the choice of songs played at an event.[0003]2. Description of Related Art[0004]While the present invention is relevant to monitoring of various types of performance, it has particular relevance to reactions to and automatic generation of dance music. Terms relevant to dance music will therefore be used here—to help the reader to interpret this text, it is to be understood that the term “song” is intended to cover any piece of music that may or may not include a vocal element. It in particular covers dance music which is best characterised by a repetitive beat, but also covers other types of music including rock and pop music. An individual song, is referred to hereinafter a...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B5/00A61B5/16G06F1/16G06F3/00G09B15/00G09B19/00H04H9/00A61B5/024A61B5/11G06F3/01H04H1/00H04H60/33
CPCA61B5/0002A61B5/16A61B5/681G06F1/163G06F3/011G09B15/00G09B19/0015G06F1/1626A61B5/02438A61B5/11H04H60/33A61B5/162
Inventor WILKINSON, TIMOTHY ALAN HEATHCLIFF, DAVID TREVOR
Owner QUALCOMM INC
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